Which to use
“allergie” is a noun and “allergique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,388
- “allergie” frequency rank
- #14,408
- “allergique” frequency rank
- 32796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allergie | allergique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réaction anormale, inadaptée, exagérée ou même excessive du système immunitaire de l’organisme, consécutive à un contact avec une substance étrangère à l’organisme (l'allergène) qui provoque une irritation. | Se dit d’une personne dont le système immunitaire réagit de façon plutôt vive à la présence d’un corps étranger. |
Where the eye mixes allergie and allergique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. allergie runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against allergique's 10 (VCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between allergie and allergique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allergie is \a.lɛʁ.ʒi\ while allergique is \a.lɛʁ.ʒik\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allergie is recorded at frequency rank #18,388, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.lɛʁ.ʒi\. allergique is at rank #14,408, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.lɛʁ.ʒik\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32796, this pair ranks #294,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allergie vs allergique
Shared letters: aegilr. Private to "allergie": -. Private to "allergique": qu.
"allergie" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "allergique" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- allergie ← alelrgie · alergie · allegrie · allergei · allerggie · allerige · allerrgie · allregie
- allergique ← alelrgique · alergique · allegrique · allerggique · allergiqeu · allergiqque · allergiuqe · allergqiue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allergie" and "allergique" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "allergie" vs "allergique" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "allergie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allergique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allergie" and "allergique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègue vs allergie". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #294,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.